No call for fossil fuel cuts, climate cash India on Tuesday told the Cop27 climate summit here in Egypt that it was making an “arduous effort” to battle climate change although “our contribution to the world’s cumulative emissions so far is less than 4 per cent”. The Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, …
At the high-level round table, environment minister Bhupender Yadav drew attention to India’s vulnerability to climate change, and stressed how early warning has helped bring down the number of deaths from cyclones by 90% in last 15 years A$3.1 billion action plan for ‘Early Warnings for All’ was launched at the United Nations’ Climate Summit …
As air pollution continues to wreak havoc on our health, staying indoors, avoiding early morning walks, getting vaccinated for flu and pneumonia, wearing N-95 mask while venturing out could help reduce adverse effects of air pollution. Bronchitis cases have been on rise in Delhi-NCR and neighbouring cities as the air quality has plummeted to ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ …
Environmental justice programs are one target for GOP attacks. If Republicans take control of the House, Senate, or both in the midterms, they have every incentive to turn the rollout of Democrats’ singular achievements into a political disaster. At stake is $370 billion in incentives for electric vehicles, electric appliances, clean energy, and pollution reduction, …
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NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Many residents of New Delhi defied a firecracker ban on Diwali on Monday as political parties traded blame on who was responsible for the Indian capital’s foul air. The air quality index across various hotspots of the city of about 20 million breached the “hazardous” category late in the …
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